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US2774700A
US2774700A US340467A US34046753A US2774700A US 2774700 A US2774700 A US 2774700A US 340467 A US340467 A US 340467A US 34046753 A US34046753 A US 34046753A US 2774700 A US2774700 A US 2774700A
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  • This invention relates to the manufacture of panellike members and more particularly to ornamental panels adapted to be used as the inner trim panels of a vehicle body.
  • Known panels comprise a foundation sheet, for example of cardboard, an intermediate padded layer of wadding or the like and an outer cover of fabric, leather, imitation leather, or other suitable material, the superposed layers being bonded together by the use of phenolic or other thermosetting resin which may be spread over the padding orlbeing used to impregnate sheets of tissue paper which are interposed between the foundation layer and the padding.
  • the superposed layers were adapted to be subjectedY to heat and pressure in a suitable press to cause the resin to ow Vand bond the layers together.
  • the press was heated by steam and to ensure efficient bonding and also to reduce the time which the panels had to remain in the press ⁇ it has been necessary that the phenolic resin adhesive be partially reacted by advancing to the B stage before the panels were inserted into the press.
  • 1t is an object yof the present invention to provide an improved trim panel and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, thereby to provide a panel which can be produced more rapidly and at less cost than has been possible heretofore.
  • laminated panels including a foundation sheet and a superposed cover sheet are manufactured by the method which includes the steps of providing a layer of articial resinous material in partially reacted condition between the foundation and cover sheets, and subjecting the assembled sheets to a high frequency electric field to complete the reaction of the resinous material to bond the sheets together.
  • the phenolic resin is advantageously a monohydric phenol.
  • it is used when in the A stage that is to say in a partially reacted state so that it is soluble in a common organic solvent, for example acetone, which can be readily sprayed or painted on the foundation sheet.
  • a common organic solvent for example acetone
  • the superposed sheets will normally be pressed between platens of a vertical press provided with high frequency heating means designed to heat the resinous mixture and effect its reaction to the Iinal or C stage.
  • H. F. heating has the important advantage that complete reaction of the resinous mixture and the eflicient bonding together with the superposed sheets may be effected in approximately six seconds as compared with the one to two minutes required in the previously known steam heated press, thereby effecting a considerable saving in the time taken in manufacture and consequently a saving in the final cost of the panel. Further it is not necessary, as in prior arrangements, that the phenolic resin should be partially reacted to the B stage before nited States PatentO ice being. inserted into the press and the opportunity oif using resin in the A stage enables a further saving to be effected.
  • the resin should be substantially uncondensed, e. g. in the A stage, as otherwise it may be completely reacted and dry out before there is time for it to flow and make a bond with the sheets.
  • Fig. l is a sectionalV view of a laminated panel according to the present invention positioned on a support such as the platen of a press;
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a suitable .form of press for treating the panel by H. F.I electrical eld to bond the sheets to one another.
  • the panel comprises a foundation sheet 1 of cardboard or other relatively sti material one face of which is coated, as indicated at 2, with a phenolic resin'in the A stage.
  • the resin may be a mono-hydric phenol in solution with a common organic solvent, for example, acetone, the mixture being applied to the sheet as by spraying or painting.
  • a cover sheet 3 of trim material such as leather, imitation leather,
  • the press comprises a frame 5 having a bed 6 to receive the panel and a pair of movable platens 7, 8 supportedv on arms 9, 10.
  • the arms are adapted to be raised and lowered by toggle means comprising links 11,12.
  • the free end of the link 12 of each toggle is pivoted .to the r.respective arm at 13 and the free ends of the links 11 are pivoted to levers 14 at the pivotal point 1S.
  • the levers 14 are pivoted to the machine frame 5 at 15a and their opposite ends are resiliently mounted by means of springs 16.
  • the piston rods 17 are provided for actuating the toggle, the rods being pivoted to the pivotal point of the inner ends of the respective links 11, 12.
  • the piston rods are connected with pistons (not shown) reciprocably mounted in cylinders 18 which are adapted to be supplied with iiuid under pressure to effect reciprocal movement of the piston and piston rods.
  • the arms 8, 9 are adapted to be balanced by means of weights 19 attached to cords or chains passing round the pulleys 20. It will be noted that the arms 9, 10 extend at an angle to one another and the inner adjacent vedges of the platens 7, 8 overlap slightly. This arrangement is desirable to avoid the diiiiculties experienced in controlling H. F. fields over relatively ⁇ large areas and enables sections of the panels to be treated, the overlap of the platens ensuring that the full area of the panel wil be subjected to the H. F. field.
  • each platen being designed to extend over a section of the panel to subject it to high frequency heating effect and the two platens being so disposed that portions thereof overlap portions of the panel to ensure the eiicient heating of the whole area of the panel.
  • phenolic resin has been found to give -good results in carrying out the present invention it will be understood that other types of resinous mixtures may be used which are capable of being readily applied to the foundation sheet and which will react to bond the sheets Patented Dec. 18, ⁇ 1956 during the period that the later are subjected to H. F. heating.
  • the method of manufacturing a laminated panel having a foundation sheet and a superimposed cover sheet comprising the steps of arranging said sheets on the bed of Va press in superimposed relation with a layer of resinous material therebetween in partially reacted condition, successively bonding said sheets together at predetermined sections of said panel by successively advancing separate platens against said sections in turn to press the same against said bed, simultaneously with the pressing of each section subjecting that section to a high frequency electric ield to complete the reaction of the resinous material, and retracting Veach platen in turn from its corresponding section after bonding the same and prior to bonding the next successive section.

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Dec. 18, 1956 A. A. KILLINGTON 2,774,700
MANUFACTURE oF TRIM PANELS Flled March 5, 1953 MANUFACTURE F TRllVI PANELS Albert Arthur Killington, Romford, England, assignox to Briggs Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Y Application March 5, 1953, Serial No. 340,467
`4 claims. (c1. 15a-126.5)
This invention relates to the manufacture of panellike members and more particularly to ornamental panels adapted to be used as the inner trim panels of a vehicle body.
Known panels comprise a foundation sheet, for example of cardboard, an intermediate padded layer of wadding or the like and an outer cover of fabric, leather, imitation leather, or other suitable material, the superposed layers being bonded together by the use of phenolic or other thermosetting resin which may be spread over the padding orlbeing used to impregnate sheets of tissue paper which are interposed between the foundation layer and the padding. The superposed layers were adapted to be subjectedY to heat and pressure in a suitable press to cause the resin to ow Vand bond the layers together. In the known manufacture the press was heated by steam and to ensure efficient bonding and also to reduce the time which the panels had to remain in the press` it has been necessary that the phenolic resin adhesive be partially reacted by advancing to the B stage before the panels were inserted into the press.
1t is an object yof the present invention to provide an improved trim panel and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, thereby to provide a panel which can be produced more rapidly and at less cost than has been possible heretofore.
According to the present invention laminated panels including a foundation sheet and a superposed cover sheet are manufactured by the method which includes the steps of providing a layer of articial resinous material in partially reacted condition between the foundation and cover sheets, and subjecting the assembled sheets to a high frequency electric field to complete the reaction of the resinous material to bond the sheets together.
The phenolic resin is advantageously a monohydric phenol. Preferably it is used when in the A stage that is to say in a partially reacted state so that it is soluble in a common organic solvent, for example acetone, which can be readily sprayed or painted on the foundation sheet. rfhe foundation sheet is rou-ghened or otherwise treated prior to being coated with the resinous material to ensure sutlicient penetration of the resin to make a satisfactory bond.
The superposed sheets will normally be pressed between platens of a vertical press provided with high frequency heating means designed to heat the resinous mixture and effect its reaction to the Iinal or C stage.
The use of H. F. heating has the important advantage that complete reaction of the resinous mixture and the eflicient bonding together with the superposed sheets may be effected in approximately six seconds as compared with the one to two minutes required in the previously known steam heated press, thereby effecting a considerable saving in the time taken in manufacture and consequently a saving in the final cost of the panel. Further it is not necessary, as in prior arrangements, that the phenolic resin should be partially reacted to the B stage before nited States PatentO ice being. inserted into the press and the opportunity oif using resin in the A stage enables a further saving to be effected.
It should be noted that on account of the very short time of the heating .process the resin should be substantially uncondensed, e. g. in the A stage, as otherwise it may be completely reacted and dry out before there is time for it to flow and make a bond with the sheets.
To enable the invention to be fully understood it will no wV be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Fig. l is a sectionalV view of a laminated panel according to the present invention positioned on a support such as the platen of a press;
Fig. 2 illustrates a suitable .form of press for treating the panel by H. F.I electrical eld to bond the sheets to one another.
As shown in Fig. l the panel comprises a foundation sheet 1 of cardboard or other relatively sti material one face of which is coated, as indicated at 2, with a phenolic resin'in the A stage. The resin may be a mono-hydric phenol in solution with a common organic solvent, for example, acetone, the mixture being applied to the sheet as by spraying or painting. A cover sheet 3 of trim material such as leather, imitation leather,
fabric or the like-is positioned on the coated surface in superposed relation to the foundation sheet 1 and the superposed sheets are mounted on a platen 4 for insertioniinto a press such as shown in Fig. 2.
Y .As .shown the press comprises a frame 5 having a bed 6 to receive the panel and a pair of movable platens 7, 8 supportedv on arms 9, 10. The arms are adapted to be raised and lowered by toggle means comprising links 11,12. The free end of the link 12 of each toggle is pivoted .to the r.respective arm at 13 and the free ends of the links 11 are pivoted to levers 14 at the pivotal point 1S. The levers 14 are pivoted to the machine frame 5 at 15a and their opposite ends are resiliently mounted by means of springs 16. The piston rods 17 are provided for actuating the toggle, the rods being pivoted to the pivotal point of the inner ends of the respective links 11, 12. The piston rods are connected with pistons (not shown) reciprocably mounted in cylinders 18 which are adapted to be supplied with iiuid under pressure to effect reciprocal movement of the piston and piston rods. The arms 8, 9 are adapted to be balanced by means of weights 19 attached to cords or chains passing round the pulleys 20. It will be noted that the arms 9, 10 extend at an angle to one another and the inner adjacent vedges of the platens 7, 8 overlap slightly. This arrangement is desirable to avoid the diiiiculties experienced in controlling H. F. fields over relatively `large areas and enables sections of the panels to be treated, the overlap of the platens ensuring that the full area of the panel wil be subjected to the H. F. field.
In operation the piston rods 17 connected with the respective arms 9, Y10 will be alternatively actuated so that the movable platens will be alternately lowered into position, each platen being designed to extend over a section of the panel to subject it to high frequency heating effect and the two platens being so disposed that portions thereof overlap portions of the panel to ensure the eiicient heating of the whole area of the panel.
It will be understood that the press for treating the panels may take other forms than that illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Y
Although phenolic resin has been found to give -good results in carrying out the present invention it will be understood that other types of resinous mixtures may be used which are capable of being readily applied to the foundation sheet and which will react to bond the sheets Patented Dec. 18, `1956 during the period that the later are subjected to H. F. heating.
I claim:
l. The method of manufacturing a laminated panel having a foundation sheet and a superimposed .cover sheet, comprising the s'teps of arranging said sheets on the bed of a press in superimposed relation with a layer of 'resinous material therebetween in partially reacted condition, successively bonding said sheets together at predetermined sections 'of said panel by successively moving separate platens vagainst said sections in turn to press the same against saidbed, and simultaneously with the pressing of each Isection subjecting that section to a high frequency electric ield to complete the reaction of the resinous material. Y
k2. The method of manufacturing a laminated panel having a foundation sheet and a superimposed cover sheet, comprising the steps of arranging said sheets on the bed of Va press in superimposed relation with a layer of resinous material therebetween in partially reacted condition, successively bonding said sheets together at predetermined sections of said panel by successively advancing separate platens against said sections in turn to press the same against said bed, simultaneously with the pressing of each section subjecting that section to a high frequency electric ield to complete the reaction of the resinous material, and retracting Veach platen in turn from its corresponding section after bonding the same and prior to bonding the next successive section.
3. The method of manufacturing a laminated panel having a Ifoundation sheet and a superimposed cover sheet, ccmprisingthe steps of arranging said sheets on the bed of a press in superimposed relation with a layer of resinous material therebetween in partially reacted condition, successively bonding together a number of pre'- determined sections of said panel having overlapping edges by successively advancing a corresponding number of separate platens against said sections in turn to press the same against the said bed, simultaneously with the pressing of each section subjecting that section to a high frequency electric eld to complete the reaction of the resinous material, and retracting each platen in turn tfrom partially1 reacted condition, successively bonding together Y` a number of predetermined sections of said panel having overlapping edges by successively advancing a corresponding number of separate platens generally vertically` v against said sections in turn to press the same against said bed, simultaneously with the pressing of each section subjecting that section to a high frequency electric eld to complete the reaction of the resinous material, and
retracting each platen in turn generally vertically fromV 'its corresponding-section after bonding the same and prior to bonding the 'next successive section.
References Ctedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS oTHER RE'FEmasonsk serial No. :3.29,798.(A. P. 0.), published May 11, 19,43.
Taylor, November 1943, Issue of Electronics, pag's IQGL-lll, 130.
Mann et al. May 178, 1954`

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1. THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED PANEL HAVING A FOUNDATION SHEET AND A SUPERIMPOSED COVER SHEET, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ARRANGING SAID SHEETS ON THE BED OF A PRESS IN SUPERIMPOSED RELATION WITH A LAYER OF RESINOUS MATERIAL THEREBETWEEN IN PARTIALLY REACTED CONDITION, SUCCESSIVELY BONDING SAID SHEETS TOGETHER AT PREDETERMINED SECTIONS OF SAID PANEL BY SUCCESSIVELY MOVING SEPARATE PLATENS AGAINST SAID SECTIONS IN TURN TO PRESS THE SAME AGAINST SAID BED, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE PRESSING OF EACH SECTION SUBJECTING THAT SECTION TO A HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELD TO COMPLETE THE REACTION OF THE RESINOUS MATERIAL.
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US4248656A (en) * 1977-05-16 1981-02-03 Glasmatec Ag Device for manufacturing an insulating glass plate
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US2525355A (en) * 1943-02-27 1950-10-10 Rca Corp Method of bonding materials electrically
US2453185A (en) * 1943-09-10 1948-11-09 Steinway & Sons Apparatus for edge-gluing strip elements
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US3630808A (en) * 1967-05-10 1971-12-28 Shinjiro Yasui Apparatus for joining sheet materials by vibrating plates
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US4248656A (en) * 1977-05-16 1981-02-03 Glasmatec Ag Device for manufacturing an insulating glass plate
US4293363A (en) * 1978-06-08 1981-10-06 Nissan Motor Company Limited Panel assembling method
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US4941937A (en) * 1988-04-28 1990-07-17 The Budd Company Method for bonding reinforcement members to FRP panels
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